Good quote from Dick Staub's BLOG

Then I turned to my "Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings From the Northumbria Community" and read this.

"If you cannot cherish what it is the Lord is doing in your life, at least do NOT waste what He is doing in your life."

"If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put responsibility on their shoulders".– Abigail Van Buren, advice columnist

"We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst". – C.S. Lewis, Irish writer, scholar (1898-1963)

"Integrity is telling myself the truth. Honesty is telling the truth to other people". – Spencer Johnson, motivational writer

"Character is much easier kept than recovered". – Thomas Paine, British revolutionary (1737-1809)

Michael Josephson Commentary

Michael Josephson Commentary:

"The great musician Pablo Casals said, 'Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he acts on it and listens to it, he is giving a great deal of what the world needs most. It is not complicated, but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act upon it.'

Poet William Wordsworth put it another way, declaring that the best portions of a good person's life are 'little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.' And novelist Henry James said, 'Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.'"

Michael Josephson Commentary

Michael Josephson Commentary


I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
– Abraham Lincoln, 16th President (1809-1865)
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
– Voltaire, French writer, philosopher (1694-1778)
The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor`s shortcomings as he is of his own.
– Eric Hoffer, writer (1898-1983)
The reason people blame things on previous generations is there`s only one other choice.
– Doug Larson
A builder sees flaws and tries to fix them; the dismantler sees flaws in every fix. We need more builders.
– Michael Josephson

Michael Josephson Commentary

Michael Josephson Commentary: "The art of living a happy life is not having more of what you want but getting better at enjoying what you have."

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Let it be our endeavor to merit the character of a just nation.
– Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President (1743-1846)

Men of integrity, by their existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.
– John W. Gardner, founder of Common Cause (1912-2002)

Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it’s addressed to someone else.
– Ivern Ball

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
– William J. H. Boetcker, religious leader, speaker (1873-1962)

Friends can accept each other without a need to change, improve, or judge, but people with authority have a duty to be more demanding. It takes character to be a good parent, teacher, or boss.
– Michael Josephson

iGoogle

iGoogle: "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
- Thomas Jefferson"

Michael Josephson Commentary

Michael Josephson Commentary: "But the crucial point is that the moral obligation to live according to ethical principles is not dependent on whether it’s advantageous. People of character do the right thing in the pursuit of virtue, not self-interest."

Great quote.

Michael Josephson Commentary: Seven Truths for the Boss 560.4

Michael Josephson Commentary: Seven Truths for the Boss 560.4: "Here are seven truths I’ve discovered in my struggles to be an effective boss:

1. It’s not what you say that matters, it’s what people hear. Just because you said it doesn't mean they heard it. Just because you wrote it doesn’t mean they read it. Be sure your message is received and understood.

2. There are lots of things you don’t know and lots of people who hope you don’t find out. The boss rarely hears the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. You’ve got to walk around, look around, listen, and ask direct questions.

3. Hire for character, train for skills. Integrity, responsibility, and the ability to work with others are vital competencies. You’ve got to screen out or weed out people you can’t believe or rely on or who are toxic to the team.

4. Settling for warm bodies turns one problem into two. You still have to get someone who’s right for the job, but first you have to deal with and remove the wrong person. If you can’t find the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?

5. What you allow, you encourage. If you don’t enforce your values and rules, they’re not really your values and they’re not really rules.

6. Doing nothing is doing something. Indecision and inaction cause as much harm as poor decisions. Indecisiveness is incompetence.

7. It’s all about relationships. Your most important job is to get the most out of the people who work with you. You’ve got to be ready to be a boss, motivator, mentor, counselor, disciplinarian, or friend.

This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.

This is great stuff from Michael Josephson. I especially like #3 and #5.

The body you've always wanted for just $14 - Articles - Employee Benefit News

The body you've always wanted for just $14 - Articles - Employee Benefit News: "A study published in late 2007 shows that even a small amount of money can encourage people to make healthier choices and lose weight."

Now, this is bizarre. College students lost more weight when they were given $7 for every percentage point of body weight they lost than those who were given nothing. And, those given $14/% lost even more weight.

Pretty small incentive for driving such good behavior.